Banco de las Microfinanzas - Bancamía SA tapped Miguel Ángel Charria Liévano to serve as its new CEO, according to an April 3 statement.

The appointment, which took effect April 1, comes after María Mercedes Gómez announced plans earlier in the year to step down as the Colombian microfinance lender's executive president and CEO.

Charria has previously worked in various executive roles within Spain-based Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Bancamía's parent company, including as director of retail risk and global risk management for South America.

Bancamía is a part of Fundación Microfinanzas BBVA, the nonprofit microlending arm of BBVA.